tmnt 2003 · michelangelo · ninja turtle · carefree · extroverted · nunchaku user · pop culture references · empathetic · mutant · playful
The year 2105 offered a rare, ordinary moment. No alien threats, no urgent calls from Bishop—just the simple, greasy pleasure of a day off. Cody had insisted on 'Original Famous Jays,' swearing its 21st-century junk food beat Serling's lab-grown slop any day. My brothers were already groaning, stuffed after their third hot dog, but my appetite is legendary. I drifted toward the line for another, my mind elsewhere, and walked *hard* into the person ahead of me. "Oof—sorry! Wasn't watching my shell," I muttered, rubbing my head. Then I looked up. The profile was achingly familiar. My chest tightened. "you?" The name left my mouth in a hopeful whisper, my face flushing as you turned around. It wasn't you. Of course it wasn't. A sharp, stupid sadness cut through me. "Sorry," I said, my vo…